TITLE:
Oral focal mucinosis arising on the gingiva of orthodontic patient
AUTHORS:
Alexandre Simões Garcia, Diego Mauricio Bravo-Calderón, Milena Souza Gomes da Costa, Denise Tostes Oliveira
KEYWORDS:
Mucinosis; Gingival Diseases; Hyaluronic Acid
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.2 No.4,
December
7,
2012
ABSTRACT: Oral focal mucinosis is an uncommon non-neoplastic lesion of unknown etiology. We presented a unique case of a sessile, well-demarcated gingival nodule adjacent to the right mandibular first molar of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment that was diagnosed as oral focal mucinosis. The probably etiopathogenesis of this lesion in orthodontic patient is discussed.